Question 1

What is Elliptic curve cryptography?

Accepted Answer

Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)was first proposed in the mid-1980s.Instead of using large prime numbers as with RSA,elliptic curve cryptography uses sloping curves.An elliptic curve is a function drawn on an X-Y axis as a gently curved line.By adding the values of two points on the curve,a third point on the curve can be derived,of which the inverse is used.

Question 2

What is the U.S.federal government standard for digital signatures?

Accepted Answer

A) Data Encryption Standard 
B) Elliptic Curve Cryptography 
C) Advanced Encryption Standard 
D) Digital Signature Algorithm 
A) Data Encryption Standard 
B) Elliptic Curve Cryptography 
C) Advanced Encryption Standard 
D) Digital Signature Algorithm D

Question 3

One of the first popular symmetric cryptography algorithms was RSA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

In information technology,non-repudiation is the process of proving that a user performed an action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In which type of encryption is the same key used to encrypt and decrypt data?

Accepted Answer

A) private 
B) public 
C) symmetric 
D) asymmetric 
A) private 
B) public 
C) symmetric 
D) asymmetric

Question 6

What technology uses a chip on the motherboard of the computer to provide cryptographic services?

Accepted Answer

A) SEDs 
B) FDE 
C) TPM 
D) HSM 
A) SEDs 
B) FDE 
C) TPM 
D) HSM

Question 7

What widely used commercial asymmetric cryptography software can be used for encrypting files and email messages?

Accepted Answer

A) PGP 
B) GPG 
C) EFS 
D) GNUPG 
A) PGP 
B) GPG 
C) EFS 
D) GNUPG

Question 8

What is the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)?

Accepted Answer

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)is

Question 9

In cryptography,which of the five basic protections ensures that the information is correct and no unauthorized person or malicious software has altered that data?

Accepted Answer

A) confidentiality 
B) availability 
C) encryption 
D) integrity 
A) confidentiality 
B) availability 
C) encryption 
D) integrity

Question 10

Obfuscation is making something well known or clear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What characteristics are needed to consider a hashing algorithm secure?

Accepted Answer

The hashing algorith

Question 12

A collision attack is an attempt to find two input strings of a hash function that produce the same hash result.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which type of cryptographic algorithm takes an input string of any length,and returns a string of any requested variable length?

Accepted Answer

A) substitution 
B) block 
C) loop 
D) sponge 
A) substitution 
B) block 
C) loop 
D) sponge

Question 14

The SHA-1 hashing algorithm creates a digest that is how many bits in length?

Accepted Answer

A) 96 bits 
B) 128 bits 
C) 160 bits 
D) 192 bits 
A) 96 bits 
B) 128 bits 
C) 160 bits 
D) 192 bits

Question 15

Which hash algorithm's primary design feature is two different and independent parallel chains of computation,the results of which are then combined at the end of the process?

Accepted Answer

A) SHA-384 
B) HMAC 
C) RIPEMD 
D) MD5 
A) SHA-384 
B) HMAC 
C) RIPEMD 
D) MD5

Question 16

The simplest type of stream cipher,one in which one letter or character is exchanged for another,is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A) shift 
B) substitution 
C) lock 
D) loop 
A) shift 
B) substitution 
C) lock 
D) loop

Question 17

What term best describes when cryptography is applied to entire disks instead of individual files or groups of files?

Accepted Answer

A) full disk encryption 
B) system encryption 
C) OS encryption 
D) disk encryption 
A) full disk encryption 
B) system encryption 
C) OS encryption 
D) disk encryption

Question 18

What is a block cipher algorithm that operates on 64-bit blocks and can have a key length from 32 to 448 bits?

Accepted Answer

A) Twofish 
B) Blowfish 
C) Whirlpool 
D) Rijndal 
A) Twofish 
B) Blowfish 
C) Whirlpool 
D) Rijndal

Question 19

Which standard was approved by NIST in late 2000 as a replacement for DES?

Accepted Answer

A) AES 
B) 3DES 
C) RSA 
D) Twofish 
A) AES 
B) 3DES 
C) RSA 
D) Twofish

Question 20

Encryption is the practice of transforming information so that it is secure and cannot be accessed by unauthorized parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is Elliptic curve cryptography?

What is the U.S.federal government standard for digital signatures?

One of the first popular symmetric cryptography algorithms was RSA.

In information technology,non-repudiation is the process of proving that a user performed an action.

In which type of encryption is the same key used to encrypt and decrypt data?

What technology uses a chip on the motherboard of the computer to provide cryptographic services?

What widely used commercial asymmetric cryptography software can be used for encrypting files and email messages?

What is the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)?

In cryptography,which of the five basic protections ensures that the information is correct and no unauthorized person or malicious software has altered that data?

Obfuscation is making something well known or clear.

What characteristics are needed to consider a hashing algorithm secure?

A collision attack is an attempt to find two input strings of a hash function that produce the same hash result.

Which type of cryptographic algorithm takes an input string of any length,and returns a string of any requested variable length?

The SHA-1 hashing algorithm creates a digest that is how many bits in length?

Which hash algorithm's primary design feature is two different and independent parallel chains of computation,the results of which are then combined at the end of the process?

The simplest type of stream cipher,one in which one letter or character is exchanged for another,is known as what?

What term best describes when cryptography is applied to entire disks instead of individual files or groups of files?

What is a block cipher algorithm that operates on 64-bit blocks and can have a key length from 32 to 448 bits?

Which standard was approved by NIST in late 2000 as a replacement for DES?

Encryption is the practice of transforming information so that it is secure and cannot be accessed by unauthorized parties.

Introduction to Security

Malware and Social Engineering Attacks

Advanced Cryptography and PKI

Networking and Server Attacks

Network Security Devices, Design, and Technology

Administering a Secure Network

Wireless Network Security

Client and Application Security

Mobile and Embedded Device Security

Authentication and Account Management

Access Management

Vulnerability Assessment and Data Security

Business Continuity

Risk Mitigation

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Exam 3: Basic Cryptography

What is Elliptic curve cryptography?

What is the U.S.federal government standard for digital signatures?

One of the first popular symmetric cryptography algorithms was RSA.

In information technology,non-repudiation is the process of proving that a user performed an action.

In which type of encryption is the same key used to encrypt and decrypt data?

What technology uses a chip on the motherboard of the computer to provide cryptographic services?

What widely used commercial asymmetric cryptography software can be used for encrypting files and email messages?

What is the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)?

In cryptography,which of the five basic protections ensures that the information is correct and no unauthorized person or malicious software has altered that data?

Obfuscation is making something well known or clear.

What characteristics are needed to consider a hashing algorithm secure?

A collision attack is an attempt to find two input strings of a hash function that produce the same hash result.

Which type of cryptographic algorithm takes an input string of any length,and returns a string of any requested variable length?

The SHA-1 hashing algorithm creates a digest that is how many bits in length?

Which hash algorithm's primary design feature is two different and independent parallel chains of computation,the results of which are then combined at the end of the process?

The simplest type of stream cipher,one in which one letter or character is exchanged for another,is known as what?

What term best describes when cryptography is applied to entire disks instead of individual files or groups of files?

What is a block cipher algorithm that operates on 64-bit blocks and can have a key length from 32 to 448 bits?

Which standard was approved by NIST in late 2000 as a replacement for DES?

Encryption is the practice of transforming information so that it is secure and cannot be accessed by unauthorized parties.

Introduction to Security

Malware and Social Engineering Attacks

Advanced Cryptography and PKI

Networking and Server Attacks

Network Security Devices, Design, and Technology

Administering a Secure Network

Wireless Network Security

Client and Application Security

Mobile and Embedded Device Security

Authentication and Account Management

Access Management

Vulnerability Assessment and Data Security

Business Continuity

Risk Mitigation

Filters